Meade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A river in Alaska.
  4. A city, the county seat of Meade County, Kansas; named for army officer George Meade.
  5. A township in Huron County, Michigan.
  6. A township in Mason County, Michigan, named after George Meade.
  7. An unincorporated community in Pickaway Township, Pickaway County, Ohio.
  8. A male or female given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of mead.

Pronunciation

/ˈmiːd/

Word forms

Meade Meades

Etymology

Two main origins: * A variant of Mead, a topographic or occupational surname. * Anglicized form of Irish Midheach, superseded spelling of Míoch (“Meathman, a native of Meath”).

Derived words

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